Paul Shaffer

Person Details

Birthday: 1949-11-28 05:19:07

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Fort William, Ontario, Canada

Homepage:

Movie Involvements: 11

TV Involvements: 1

Most Famous Work

Biography

Paul Shaffer is a Canadian musician, composer, vocalist, and band leader, among the highlights being the de facto leader of the early Saturday Night Live house band, and serving for 33 years (1982-2015) as the leader of David Letterman's house band.

Most Famous Work

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The Best of the Blues Brothers

(1994) Himself (archive footage)

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Hercules

(1998) Hermes (voice)

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Hercules: Zero to Hero

(1999) Hermes

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Always at The Carlyle

(2018) Self

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Heartbeat

(1987) Filmmaker's Assistant

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The Concert for New York City

(2001) Self

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Bachman & Turner - Live at the Roseland Ballroom

(2012) Keyboards

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Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man

(2020) Self

Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2020	Self	Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man 2020-11-06 Movie
2018	Self	Always at The Carlyle 2018-05-11 Movie
	Himself	Love, Gilda 2018-04-18 Movie
2017	Himself	Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs 2017-11-18 Movie
2016	Paul Shaffer	Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens 2016-07-31 Movie
	Himself	Todd Who? 2016-07-09 Movie
2015	Himself	A Very Murray Christmas 2015-12-04 Movie
	Self	Being Canadian 2015-09-18 Movie
	Self	Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special 2015-02-15 Movie
2012	N/A	The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland 2012-10-15 Movie
	Keyboards	Bachman & Turner - Live at the Roseland Ballroom 2012-06-26 Movie
2009	N/A	Celebrity Ghost Stories 2009-10-03 TV Show
2008	Himself	Ray Charles: The Legend Lives On 2008-06-12 Movie
2007	Lui même	Fats Domino : Walking To New-Orleans Live 2007-01-01 Movie
2006	Himself	Second City: First Family of Comedy 2006-08-25 TV Show
	N/A	Love Monkey 2006-01-17 TV Show
2005	Paul Shaffer	How I Met Your Mother 2005-09-19 TV Show
	Blues Brothers Band	Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd 2005-09-06 Movie
2003	Himself	Hope & Faith 2003-09-26 TV Show
2002	Host	The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase 2002-12-01 Movie
2001	Self	The Concert for New York City 2001-10-20 Movie
	N/A	Law & Order: Criminal Intent 2001-09-30 TV Show
	Himself	America: A Tribute to Heroes 2001-09-21 Movie
2000	N/A	Ed 2000-10-08 TV Show
1999	N/A	Where Are They Now? 1999-06-07 TV Show
	N/A	The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn 1999-03-30 TV Show
	Hermes	Hercules: Zero to Hero 1999-01-01 Movie
1998	Himself	The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers' 1998-09-08 Movie
	Hermes (voice)	Hercules 1998-08-31 TV Show
	Marco	Blues Brothers 2000 1998-02-05 Movie
1997	Himself	The View 1997-08-11 TV Show
	Hermes (voice)	Hercules 1997-06-20 Movie
1995	N/A	The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show 1995-05-20 Movie
1994	Himself (archive footage)	The Best of the Blues Brothers 1994-07-26 Movie
1993	Musical Director	Late Show with David Letterman 1993-08-30 TV Show
1992	Artie Fufkin	The Return of Spinal Tap 1992-12-31 Movie
1987	Filmmaker's Assistant	Heartbeat 1987-05-10 Movie
1985	Himself	Tears Are Not Enough 1985-10-04 Movie
	N/A	Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas 1985-01-01 Movie
1984	Artie Fufkin	This Is Spinal Tap 1984-05-04 Movie
1981	Jo Jo the Dog-Faced Boy	Steve Martin: Steve Martin's Best Show Ever 1981-11-25 Movie
1977	N/A	A Year at the Top 1977-08-05 TV Show
1975	Self / Various	Saturday Night Live 1975-10-11 TV Show
	N/A	Saturday Night Live 1975-10-11 TV Show
	Himself	Saturday Night Live 1975-10-11 TV Show
1964	N/A	Jeopardy! 1964-03-30 TV Show
	N/A	Flash Gordon TV Show
Year	Character	Movie/Tv